USPTO Patents Application 10702374

Application No.

Applicant(s)

Notice of Allowability

10/702,374

IKEDA ET AL

Examiner

Art Unit

Julie-Huyen L. Ngo

2871

- The MAILING DATE of this communication appears on the cover sheet with the correspondence address-
All claims being allowable, PROSECUTION ON THE MERITS IS (OR REMAINS) CLOSED in this application. If not included
herewith (or previously mailed), a Notice of Allowance (PTOL-85) or other appropriate communication will be mailed in due course. THIS
NOTICE OF ALLOWABILITY IS NOT A GRANT OF PATENT RIGHTS. This application is subject to withdrawal from issue at the initiative
of the Office or upon petition by the applicant. See 37 CFR 1.313 and MPEP 1308.

1 . This communication is responsive to 4/5/2006 .

2. S The allowed claim(s) is/are 8-11 .

3. £3 Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 1 19(a)-(d) or (f).

a) E3 All b) □ Some* c) □ None of the:

1. □ Certified copies of the priority documents have been received.

2. ^ Certified copies of the priority documents have been received in Application No. 09/501.747 .

3. □ Copies of the certified copies of the priority documents have been received in this national stage application from the

International Bureau (PCT Rule 17.2(a)).
* Certified copies not received: .

Applicant has THREE MONTHS FROM THE "MAILING DATE" of this communication to file a reply complying with the requirements
noted below. Failure to timely comply will result in ABANDONMENT of this application.
THIS THREE-MONTH PERIOD IS NOT EXTENDABLE.

4. □ A SUBSTITUTE OATH OR DECLARATION must be submitted. Note the attached EXAMINER'S AMENDMENT or NOTICE OF

INFORMAL PATENT APPLICATION (PTO-152) which gives reason(s) why the oath or declaration is deficient.

5. □ CORRECTED DRAWINGS ( as "replacement sheets") must be submitted.

(a) □ including changes required by the Notice of Draftsperson's Patent Drawing Review ( PTO-948) attached

1) □ hereto or 2) □ to Paper No./Mail Date .

(b) □ including changes required by the attached Examiner's Amendment / Comment or in the Office action of

Paper No./Mail Date .

Identifying indicia such as the application number (see 37 CFR 1 .84(c)) should be written on the drawings in the front (not the back) of
each sheet. Replacement sheet(s) should be labeled as such in the header according to 37 CFR 1.121(d).

6. □ DEPOSIT OF and/or INFORMATION about the deposit of BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL must be submitted. Note the

attached Examiner's comment regarding REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEPOSIT OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL.

Attachment(s)

1 . □ Notice of References Cited (PTO-892)

2. □ Notice of Draftperson's Patent Drawing Review (PTO-948)

3. Information Disclosure Statements (PTO-1449 or PTO/SB/08),
Paper NoVMail Date 10/22/04 &4/5/06

4. □ Examiner's Comment Regarding Requirement for Deposit

of Biological Material

5. □ Notice of Informal Patent Application (PTO-152)

6. □ Interview Summary (PTO-413),

Paper NoVMail Date .

7. □ Examiner's Amendment/Comment

8. ^ Examiner's Statement of Reasons for Allowance

9. □ Other .

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
PTOL-37 (Rev. 7-05)

Notice of Allowability

Part of Paper No./Mail Date 20060417

Application/Control Number: 10/702,374 Page 2

Art Unit: 2871

DETAILED ACTION
Continued Examination Under 37 CFR 1.114

A request for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.114, including the fee set
forth in 37 CFR 1 .17(e), was filed in this application after allowance or after an Office
action under Ex Parte Quayle, 25 USPQ 74, 453 O.G. 213 (Comm'r Pat. 1935). Since
this application is eligible for continued examination under 37 CFR 1.1 14, and the fee
set forth in 37 CFR 1.17(e) has been timely paid, prosecution in this application has
been reopened pursuant to 37 CFR 1.1 14. Applicant's submission filed on April 6 has
been entered.

Information Disclosure Statement

The information disclosure statements filed October 22, 2004 and April 5, 2006
have been considered.

Allowable Subject Matter

Claims 8-1 1 are allowed.

Reasons for Allowance

Claims 8-1 1 are allowable because there is no prior art of record that either
teaches or suggests a color filter or liquid crystal display device comprising a
relationship of various elements recited in lines 4-13 of claim 8, lines 4-12 of claim 9,
lines 4-1 2 of claim 1 0, and lines 4-14 of claims 1 1 .

Conclusion

Any comments considered necessary by applicant must be submitted no later
than the payment of the issue fee and, to avoid processing delays, should preferably

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accompany the issue fee. Such submissions should be clearly labeled "Comments on
Statement of Reasons for Allowance."

Contact Information

Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the
Examiner should be directed to Julie-Huyen L. Ngo whose telephone number is (571)
272-2295. The Examiner can normally be reached on M-Thursday.

If attempts to reach the Examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the Examiner's
Supervisor, Mr. Font G. Frank can be reached at (571) 272-2415.

Any inquiry of a general nature or relating to the status of this application or
proceeding should be directed to the receptionist whose telephone number is (571) 272-
1562.

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April 17, 2005

Primary Examiner
Art Unit 2871